Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-05-27

lazy VINO, alter year Of Europe, rang her
mothers door bell and asked the servant
"Ess madame, my mudder, wild ine ?" Is a
sample Of the mansard without the other
part ana poor soul, she died, without
ever .havlng any visible foundation. What
then might have happened had che spent
her yehng life among those sams bewiIder.
Ing surroundings 49,
But 70 go back 70 Heidelberg. Just be-
lore reaching the depot, we made the &C.
quaintance OF charming old German gen
tleman, whe spoke English, and who, find.
ing We were strangers, kindly directed US
now 70 sec Heidelberg and its wonderful
ranged prices with our driver-much Ia eur
gain, aud then went on his way. leavIng
with Us the recollection OF sweet-faced.
while.haired old man, scattering seeds Of
Kindness all along his pathway to the Father
Land, where we hope some day TO meethInl.
Sprey,tall the world Is akin" We had a
n lovely drive up the mountain, and fine
\ view Of the town, the home Of Martin Luther,
ana the river Ncckar, with the Rhine In the
\ distance also 81 Ne cestle below, which we
SOON aitet feaciod. This Is gu iniaiensofa
putt, In 1879, the residence of the old Elec-
tors and Kings, constantly taken and re-.
taken BY the French and Germans. and
hnally destroyed by the former, who ara
most cordially hated in consequence. The
enormous Tun In the wine cellar was form
erly Kept filled by the peasants, who were
obliged TO send here 0ne-tenth of their an.
nual vintage as a tax to the govprnn cut
This Tun holds 10000 gallons Of wine Is 30
feet long and "a feet high Near by stands
a peculiar small barrel, made entirely with
out hoops. just at the fost of the stairs Is
the figure OF former Jester to the Kings.
who made himself famous by constructing
clock from which n squirrel Jumped out
whenever the door was opened To see the
time, also for his capacity for 10 bottles of
wine per day.
Just at the time Of eur visit the Univer.
sity was about celebrating its ive-hundreth
anniversary; graduates were expected from
all parts OF the world, and great prepare
tions were going on. Our visit was interest.
ing throughout, the scenery wildly roman.
tic, and we marked II one of the many
bright days Of our trip. think II was
from Heidelberg that Martin Luther wrote
to his little son, In reply to the question
whether he would meet in Heaven tho
little dog he was lamenting," that "f that
little dog was necessary to his happiness In
Heaven, then he would find il there
IL takes only few hours TO see all there
is to see at Heidelburg SO we took IA after.
noon train for Baden Baden. At the depot
restaurant, where we tOsk our lunch, we
were waited upon bya young German whs
spoke three languages fluently-German
French and English---had lived fer some
years In New York, and who told US that
he was then receiving but 80 90 per month
for his services as waiter We asked him
why he ever went back from America
From his embarrassed manner aud smiling
blushes we judged there was Gretchen
in the case. We'll, better Cupid stronger
than Mammon, than the reverse.
! wish, Sue, could transport you bodily
to these beautiful German baths at Baden
Baden. II Is one of the places which makes
us want To 90 again. Nesting down among
the mountains, part Of the Black Forest
chain, are thirteen mineral springs, good for
all tho Ills Of man, like those at Saratoga-
II you survive tho taste you may get well,
but we preferred 10 cultivate our artistic
taste, not having any specific ailments
There are fine hotels, beautiful grounds,
charming music, lovely weather, and every
thing to attract The Tr.akhalls, or purlb.
room, and the Csversatlenshaus stand near
together In the promenade, and here the
band performs while the waters are drunk
before breakfast in the morning Baden
was an old Roman town, and vestiges 0f
sculpture and the old Roman vaporbaths
still remain. Here, too, Is the summer resi-
dence Of the Grand Duke, beneath which
are the dungeons In which were the old
torture-r0oms, where cruel prosecutions
were practiccd on those who had displeased
the Margrave, or been condemned by the
secret tribunal. There are drives and ex-
curslons 10 all directions frsm this point,
which Ia the most fashionable watering
place on the Continent.
After spending several delightful days
here, we left at mid day for the Falls OF tho
Rhine, Schaifhausen, where we arrived in
The early evening. This was one Of our
most delightful journeys. The mountain
scenery is magnificent the tunnels of which
VIC passed through twenty in the seven
hours, like those through our Virginia
Leaving the train at NeRhaus-
en-, we drove directly TO the Schwezeo Hop,
at the Falls, a pleasant drive of five or six
miles. or course the Falls are the main
point OF interest, aud consist OF three cas-
cades sixty TO seventy feet high. The water
1f the Rhine Is as green as the darkest cmer-
lid, and the contrast with the white foam,
is il dashes ever the rocks, Is very beauti-
little chalets perched on the sides of the
do much toward making up tho
beauty Of the scene. The Falls, taken alone,
lid not impress us as superior 10 those Of
the Great Falls OF the Potomac; but we
have no old castles, ruins aud peasant cos
tunes 10 add 10 the picturesque effect
Here we had our first view OF tho real ma
live costume. The dining-room is served
by Mattresses, who orc sprinkled through
The hall on the arrival Of the coach from the
train, and tired as we were, we were fasci-
mated by the view, the pretty dress brought
finely cut by the background Of foliage
plants, both here and In the dining ROOM
You know this costume from pictures you
have seen--the pretty velvet bsdlce, fall
white sleeves and chemlsette, short skirt,
and rosetted slippers, the little white cap,
and yards Of silver chain passing In iestooas
from shoulder to shoulder, both back and
front. We realized at once that we were In
5Eitzerland, and only needed the beautiful
fsctric illumination Of the Falls at night,
.oSmake us rub our eyes 70 see If we were not
dreaming of beautiful fairy scene. almost
dislike 10 tell ysu OF II unless you could sec
Il. II seems as mean as 10 count out money
before hungry man and not give him
penny. Don't read absut II, Sue, unless you
ire gsing there. II Is nothing, after all, but
I pile Of rocks with the water splashing
over them, n big hotel, high up on one side,
aud an old castle on the other, where man
bias room with pictures To sell and another
)nc Of musical boxes Yen sit on pretty
carved chair, and out whizzes tune; you
can your elbow on channels mounted ia
bic, and melody floats on the air; you
lake drink, water, OF course, from goblet,
Ind are surprised TO hear bacchanalian song,
aud unless you have left your money behind I
you, ysu will probably spend II ALL The
;oolness with which the offer Is made; "Yeu
pay me twenty.one dollars, Monsieur, for
musical tablet make you one billet for ton
iolar, for 10 declare at dc house OF dc Gus
.om," shows that some travelling Americans
nave not been honest at some time
We left this charming resort by morn
ng traiR with the new experience Of seeing
he omnibus horses helped up the hill by an
enormous OK, weighing 1900 pounds, en-
route 10 the station. For the first time we
here saw cows harnessed 10 carts. Females
are better off in America.
We reached Zurich about three and a-half
hours after bidding adIeu TO the Rhine, and
saw what was 10 be seen there. lisa hand
some city, with particularly fine stone
buildings, Of u light gray color, many Of
them finely carved In stone. Zurich Is the
intellectual capital Of Switzerland, and its
first manufacturing city, but Is not place
Of special interest 10 the tourist. Its lake
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